Michael Vick in running at Sacramento State, Norfolk State

Former four-time Pro Bowl quarterback Michael Vick is in the running to become head coach at Sacramento State and also talked to Norfolk State about the same position.

ESPN reported Vick was a candidate at Sacramento State, which went 3-9 at the FCS level in 2024 but has ambitions about joining the FBS with a new stadium in the works.

Vick, who has no coaching experience at any level, told the Virginian-Pilot that he interviewed with the school president and athletic director at Norfolk State and expected an answer "soon."

"I know how to lead and I know what it takes," he told the Pilot.

Second-year coach Andy Thompson resigned from Sacramento State to join the Stanford coaching staff.

Should he get hired at Norfolk State, Vick would replace Dawson Odums, fired by the school on Nov. 26. Odums led the MEAC school to a 15-31 mark in four seasons.

Vick grew up in Newport News, Va., less than 30 miles from the campus in Norfolk.

Vick, 44, threw for 22,464 yards, 133 touchdowns and 88 interceptions in 143 career NFL games (115 starts) with four teams, most notably the Atlanta Falcons (2001-06) and Philadelphia Eagles (2009-13). He rushed for another 6,109 yards and 36 TDs.

He was suspended from football in 2007 and 2008 for his role in an illegal dog-fighting ring, which landed him in federal prison for 21 months. He won the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year Award in 2010.

Vick starred at Virginia Tech for two seasons, passing for 3,074 yards and rushing for 1,202. He scored 36 TDs combined. He was the No. 1 overall pick by the Falcons in the 2001 draft.

--Field Level Media